Merredin to Yilliminning railway line

Merredin to Yilliminning railway line
A tree growing on the railway line at Kulin
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	Wheatbelt, Western Australia
Termini	Merredin Yilliminning
Service
Operator(s)	Western Australian Government Railways
History
Commenced	1912
Opened	16 March 1925 (1925-03-16)
Section 1 opened	Yilliminning to Kondinin: 15 March 1915 (1915-03-15)
Section 2 opened	Kondinin to Narembeen: 22 December 1917 (1917-12-22)
Section 3 opened	Narembeen to Merredin: 16 March 1925 (1925-03-16)
Technical
Line length	260 km (160 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Merredin to Yilliminning railway line Main locations 150km 100miles Narrogin 4 Yilliminning 3 Kondinin 2 Merredin 1
Route map Legend Goomalling–Merredin railway Eastern Goldfields Railway 260 Merredin 244 Collgar 237 Norpa 228 Koonadgin 217 Tandagin 208 Muntadgin 203 Cramphorne 191 Wogarl 178 Wadderin 169 Narembeen 164 Emu Hill 156 Hedges 153 South Kumminin 144 Billericay 130 Bendering 122 Notting 118 Kondinin 104 Gnarming 95 Kulin 85 South Kulin 74 Jitarning 64 Traysurin 59 Dudinin No. 2 Rabbit-proof fence 50 Harrismith 40 Tincurrin 32 Wedin 25 Toolibin 14 Noman’s Lake 0 Yilliminning Merredin to Narrogin via Corrigin railway This diagram: view talk edit

The Merredin to Yilliminning railway line was a railway line connecting Merredin to Yilliminning via Kondinin. Also known as the West Merredin to Yilliminning via Kondinin railway, it was 260 kilometres (160 mi) long. At its northern end, at Merredin, it connected to the Eastern Goldfields Railway while, at the southern terminus at Yilliminning, it connected to the Merredin to Narrogin railway line. From Yilliminning, this line continued to Narrogin, 23 kilometres (14 mi) further west, where the line intersected the Great Southern Railway.^[1][2]